Ofgem has provisionally approved SSEN Transmission’s plan to upgrade the electricity network in Argyll and Kintyre, facilitating more than 970MW of new renewable energy generation

The Eastern Green Link 2 project involves the development of a 2GW high-voltage direct current subsea transmission cable stretching from Peterhead in Scotland to Drax in England

The funding is predicted to enable the connection of up to 11GW of offshore wind projects